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Manufacturing Engineer Level 3

E Solutions, LLCabout 1 month ago
Indianapolis, IN, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)
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Job Description

Scope and Decision Rights

  • Own assigned processes, analyses, documentation, tooling, readiness activities, and improvement deliverables within approved standards.
  • Identify and escalate missing requirements, design conflicts, safety issues, schedule risk, and resource constraints early.
  • Recommend controlled product, tooling, layout, process, and work-instruction changes for approval.
  • Lead assigned DFM/DFA, process, tooling, PFMEA, readiness, root-cause, and capital reviews and mentor Levels 1 and 2.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop process flows, work-cell layouts, station content, standard work, visual work instructions, and training support.
  • Perform time studies, labor analysis, capacity calculations, bottleneck reviews, line balancing, and productivity analysis.
  • Design or coordinate tooling, fixtures, jigs, gauges, material presentation, handling aids, and ergonomic improvements.
  • Participate in DFM/DFA reviews, PFMEA, control-plan development, pilot builds, process trials, readiness reviews, and ramp-up support.
  • Analyze safety, quality, rework, scrap, downtime, labor, material-flow, and delivery data and implement controlled improvements.
  • Support capital equipment justification, specifications, supplier reviews, installation, validation, and handoff.
  • Maintain project plans, technical records, layouts, analyses, action logs, and benefit reporting.

Working Interfaces

  • Advanced Manufacturing: manufacturing strategy, production priorities, labor model, facility flow, capital priorities, and performance expectations.
  • Product Design & Engineering: product definition, models, drawings, BOMs, specifications, design changes, DFM/DFA feedback, and release readiness.
  • Automation & Electrical Systems: controls/electrical requirements, Panel Shop and Electrical Integration interfaces, automation opportunities, test needs, and equipment readiness.
  • Production and Fabrication: process observation, standard work, work-center layout, capacity, labor standards, tooling, training, quality feedback, and continuous improvement.
  • Product Management and Project Management: requirements, volume assumptions, delivery commitments, cost targets, schedule, change impacts, and product priorities.
  • Safety & Quality: risk assessment, ergonomics, regulatory and quality requirements, inspection points, NCR/CAPA, validation of process changes, and safe work methods.
  • Procurement and Supply Chain: supplier capability, component and material flow, make-versus-buy analysis, lead-time risk, kitting, packaging, and delivery performance.

Required Skills and Abilities

  • Manufacturing/industrial engineering, process planning, standard work, time studies, capacity, layout, tooling, DFM/DFA, data analysis, and continuous-improvement capability appropriate to level.
  • Working fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, quality, material-flow, and ergonomic knowledge.
  • Strong CAD/layout, spreadsheet/data, documentation, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.

Education and Experience

  • Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
  • Experience: Typically 7–10 years of manufacturing, industrial, process, operations engineering, internship, co-op, or related experience.
  • Preference: Hands-on fabricated or assembled product experience is preferred.

Success Measures

  • Assigned deliverables meet safety, quality, capacity, labor, schedule, documentation, and readiness expectations.
  • Production risks are raised early and issues are resolved through controlled action.
  • Improvements produce measurable safety, quality, delivery, cost, capacity, or labor benefits.
  • Demonstrates progression toward the next level of ownership.

Physical and Work Requirements

  • Regular presence throughout manufacturing and production areas.
  • Prolonged computer, CAD/layout, analysis, document, and planning work.
  • Frequent walking, observation, measurement, trials, and interaction around industrial equipment.
  • Travel to suppliers, customers, other operating companies, and manufacturing sites as required.
  • Compliance with PPE, lockout/tagout, fall protection, electrical safety, and site requirements.

Required Skills

Communication
Capacity Analysis
Problem-solving
Teamwork
Time Studies
Continuous Improvement
Manufacturing Engineering
Process Planning
Tooling Design
Data Analysis
Design for Manufacturing/Assembly (DFM/DFA)
CAD/Layout Proficiency
Standard Work Development